Artiphon’s new Orba instrument can sample sounds live
Almost exactly two years after releasing the Orba 2, Artiphon is completing the trilogy. The newly announced Orba 3 finds the Nashville-based startup baking live sampling into its clever handheld instrument. The feature arrives by way of a built-in microphone, which lets users record their voice, instruments, and other sounds.
Read moreThe US AI Safety Institute stands on shaky ground
One of the only U.S. government offices dedicated to assessing AI safety is in danger of being dismantled if Congress doesn’t choose to authorize it. The U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI), a federal government body that studies risks in AI systems, was created in November 2023 as a part of
Read moreWhatsApp is making a massive change to the way it saves your contacts
Illustration: The Verge WhatsApp is getting a built-in contact manager that lets you save contacts within the app so you don’t lose them if you switch phones. WhatsApp typically relies on the smartphone address book it runs on to hold and manage contacts. But that can be a problem for
Read moreAnthropic’s new AI model can control your PC
Anthropic has released an updated version of its Claude 3.5 Sonnet model with a new Computer Use feature that can interact with apps on a PC. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreCEO Update: Building trust in AI is key to a thriving knowledge ecosystem
The internet and its business models are changing. Stack Overflow has been at the forefront, helping to shape the future of the web.
Read moreSAB Interview: Tech’s Influence on Beer & Agriculture Sector
The South African Breweries (SAB) recently underscored the beer sector’s critical role in supporting and boosting the agricultural economy. This follows the recent visit at the State of the Beer event held at Caledon Farm Research and Development Facility in the Western Cape. Minister of Agriculture at the SAB State
Read moreAs Ozlo’s Sleepbuds go on sale, company raises funds for tinnitus treatment
Bose gave up on Sleepbuds after two generations. It was a sad, premature end for a promising product. The headphone maker came closer to creating a truly great pair of sleep headphones than anyone else. Ultimately, however, it seems the company was no longer interested in pursuing the product, which
Read moreiPad Mini 2024: Keeping up with the pack
It was a lean few years for the iPad. The tablet fell out of favor with Apple, as the company turned its focus to other categories like mobile, content, wearables, and mixed reality. The same could have been said about the Mac a few years prior, but the laptop/desktop has
Read morePaccurate helps companies ship in smaller boxes, saving them money while helping the earth
Paccurate co-founder and CEO James Malley likes to joke that once you get into supply chain tech, the category doesn’t let you back out. Ten years ago, Malley and Patrick Powers were working together as consultants when they started getting asked the same question over and over. Their clients were
Read moreWhatsApp introduces contact storing directly within the app, teases usernames
WhatsApp announced today a new feature that will allow users to save contacts within the app. That means that even if you lose your phone or link a new device to your primary number, you will see all the contacts stored within WhatsApp in a cloud storage. Until now, WhatsApp
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